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massive high-tech posse and as they said the biggest manhunt in california history which involved the fbi and the dea and thousands of cops and i'm not exaggerating, on foot and it on horseback, mounted posses, civilian vigilantes or go people were all over. this was very brutal and it had all these wild west frontier elements. it's not typical that one man was able to outfox this kind of a posse of these days. so that is what was going on as i got into the early days of the manhunt for "rolling stone" and then after i finished my piece which took two years to write, i realized that the story needed to be a book and so here we are. so i will tell you a little bit about it as i go through and then answer your questions. this is from a strange request. alone in a small trailer donald charles cook had been singing a song. it was a pretty song or was it a song that the casual passerby would hear on the off chance that he or she was in the vicinity of the remote little abode. it was a weird so weird and discordant toot emanating from the trailer, always calling, calling, calling for someone to
massive high-tech posse and as they said the biggest manhunt in california history which involved the fbi and the dea and thousands of cops and i'm not exaggerating, on foot and it on horseback, mounted posses, civilian vigilantes or go people were all over. this was very brutal and it had all these wild west frontier elements. it's not typical that one man was able to outfox this kind of a posse of these days. so that is what was going on as i got into the early days of the manhunt for...
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kueck knew the desert so well he was able to outfox this massive high-tech posse that involved the fbi, the the dea. thousands of cops and i'm not exaggerating, on foot, on horseback, mounted posses. civilian vigilant tease. people were all over it. but a killing always attracts a lot of attention but this was very brutal, and it was -- it had all the wild west frontier elements, and it's not typical that one man is able to outfox this kind of a posse these days. so, that's what was going on as i got into the early days of the manhunt for rolling stone, and then after i finished my piece, which took two years to write, then i realized that the story needed to be a book, and so here we are. so i want to tell you a little bit about -- i recall read from it and then talk from it as i go through, and then answer your questions. >> this is from the prologue, a strange request. alone in a small trailer, donald kueck has been -- singing a song. it wasn't a pretty song or the song a casual passerby would hear in the offchance he or she was in the vicinity of the remote little abode. the music
kueck knew the desert so well he was able to outfox this massive high-tech posse that involved the fbi, the the dea. thousands of cops and i'm not exaggerating, on foot, on horseback, mounted posses. civilian vigilant tease. people were all over it. but a killing always attracts a lot of attention but this was very brutal, and it was -- it had all the wild west frontier elements, and it's not typical that one man is able to outfox this kind of a posse these days. so, that's what was going on as...
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he was a great witness for the opposition because he gets to the fbi agent that have been called to the scene in phoenix in 1960's during the election when william rehnquist was interviewing with voters and brosnahan said look -- he was a very well-known and respected lawyer by thin in san francisco and brosnahan said i was there and i was the fbi agent on the scene. i positively identify him as the man. discouraging black voters. rehnquist was giving them a literacy test and which was not illegal but it was, but he was really pushing the line to the point where the police and the fbi had to be called to restore order. and rehnquist simply said, that was not made. >> host: kind of a case of mistaken identity so james brosnahan comes to washington and puts a lot on the line. >> guest: puts a lot on the line and really just kind it gets hammered because in the end he is not left with anything that really he can grab onto to come back at rehnquist. rehnquist simply says i just can't explain it. it's just not me and that was very i thought, very typical i think of when i met with rehnquist'
he was a great witness for the opposition because he gets to the fbi agent that have been called to the scene in phoenix in 1960's during the election when william rehnquist was interviewing with voters and brosnahan said look -- he was a very well-known and respected lawyer by thin in san francisco and brosnahan said i was there and i was the fbi agent on the scene. i positively identify him as the man. discouraging black voters. rehnquist was giving them a literacy test and which was not...
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and, and there was a -- it's fascinating -- an ex-fbi agent named james brosnahan who i actually spoke to for this book, i called him up. he was a great witness for the, for the opposition because he had been the fbi agent that had been called to the scene in phoenix in the 1960s during the election when william rehnquist was interfering with voters. and brosnahan said, look, he was a very well known and respected lawyer by then in san francisco. and buzz han said, i was there, i was the fbi agent on the -- >> host: who was discouraging black voters. >> guest: rehnquist was giving them a literacy test. >> host: right. >> guest: and, um, which was not illegal, but it was -- but he was really pushing the line to the point where the police and the fbi had to be called to restore order. and rehnquist simply said, that not me. >> host: kind of a mistaken identity. >> guest: case of mistaken identity. >> host: so james brosnahan comes to washington, puts a lot on the line -- >> guest: puts a lot on the line and really gets hammered because in the end he's not left with anything that really h
and, and there was a -- it's fascinating -- an ex-fbi agent named james brosnahan who i actually spoke to for this book, i called him up. he was a great witness for the, for the opposition because he had been the fbi agent that had been called to the scene in phoenix in the 1960s during the election when william rehnquist was interfering with voters. and brosnahan said, look, he was a very well known and respected lawyer by then in san francisco. and buzz han said, i was there, i was the fbi...
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other, you know, other little bodies of papers, the fbi file on warren which is some 2600 payments, i -- pages, i think, took a long time to get, and ask i'm lucky that my wife happens to be a first amendment lawyer and helped that along considerably. i did not feel at the end of this that there was anything that i couldn't get that i needed. but some of that court material is sort of at, a bit hard to get to. and my own view is that the ease ye -- easier it is to get to, the better off we are. and if that means there are some confidences that are revealed, you know, after the fact, well, i think on balance it seems to me that the country benefits by weighing in on behalf of disclosure. anyone else? finish one more? no. well, i thank you all very much. [applause] >> every sunday at 6 p.m. eastern booktv airs a program from our archives that coincides with a significant occasion that happened that week in history. for more history programming, check out american history television. ah tv features 48 hours of people and events that help document the american story. watch american histor
other, you know, other little bodies of papers, the fbi file on warren which is some 2600 payments, i -- pages, i think, took a long time to get, and ask i'm lucky that my wife happens to be a first amendment lawyer and helped that along considerably. i did not feel at the end of this that there was anything that i couldn't get that i needed. but some of that court material is sort of at, a bit hard to get to. and my own view is that the ease ye -- easier it is to get to, the better off we are....
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through the 2011 cover story rape is rape that we reveal the fbi 80 year-old definition under accounts by hundreds of thousands every year. that was part of a larger feminist campaign to kick off a firestorm resulting in more than 140,000 letters in the mails to the fbi and attorney-general demanding the definition be changed. it was. we succeeded. [applause] "ms." magazine is always ahead of the mainstream news of coverage of women and girls. it for sounded the alarm about the war on within eight years ago in 2004. you will recognize me the inaugural cover wonder woman fighting for peace and justice. for the 40th anniversary issue we decided to feature the iconic super hero on the streets of washington d.c. with women marching to stop the attack on a women's rights to vote as if your life depends on it. [applause] wonder woman is the enduring symbol of women's power we could think of no better way for women to use the power of their votes in the coming election. you will hear about that today and you can ask questions to fill out the cards on your table the staff low be around shortly
through the 2011 cover story rape is rape that we reveal the fbi 80 year-old definition under accounts by hundreds of thousands every year. that was part of a larger feminist campaign to kick off a firestorm resulting in more than 140,000 letters in the mails to the fbi and attorney-general demanding the definition be changed. it was. we succeeded. [applause] "ms." magazine is always ahead of the mainstream news of coverage of women and girls. it for sounded the alarm about the war on...